Dodgers to get early start on training

With three days off to begin and end their journey to Sydney, Australia to open the 2014 regular season against the Arizona Diamondbacks in March, Dodgers pitchers and catchers will report to Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. on Feb. 8. They will hold their first workout the following day.

Dodgers position players are scheduled to report Feb. 13, and the first full-squad workout is the following day.

Angels pitchers and catchers will report to camp at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Feb. 13.

The Dodgers open Cactus League play against the Diamondbacks on Feb. 26. The Angels’ first game is two days later against the Chicago Cubs.

Dodgers hire 8 scouts

The Dodgers announced eight additions to their professional and international scouting staffs.

Former professional scout Willie Fraser and long-time White Sox scout Gary Pellant are the new advance scouts. Chris Smith returned to the organization as a professional scout after four seasons with Cleveland, joining pro scouting additions Ron Mahay, Peter Bergeron and Greg Booker, who is returning to the scouting ranks after spending the last four seasons as pitching coach for Washington’s Triple-A Syracuse club.

Special assistants of player personnel Josh Bard and Aaron Sele will expand their duties to include pro scouting.

Internationally, the club hired Hidenori Sueyoshi as Senior Manager, International Scouting Operations, Rafael Colon as Special Advisor, International Player Performance, and Juan Garcia-Puig as a scout for Spain.